National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) of The White House

The National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) aims to advance understanding of microbiome behavior and enable protection and restoration of healthy microbiome function. In a year-long fact-finding process, scientists from Federal agencies, academia, and the private sector converged on three recommended areas of focus for microbiome science, which are now the goals of the NMI:

Supporting interdisciplinary research to answer fundamental questions about microbiomes in diverse ecosystems.

Developing platform technologies that will generate insights and help share knowledge of microbiomes in diverse ecosystems and enhance access to microbiome data.

Expanding the microbiome workforce through citizen science, public engagement, and educational opportunities